Pages

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

7 Jan 2013

A trade
organization based in Chin state capital Hakha donated forty bags of rice and
other supplies, to the Chin National Army (CNA) on Jan.3. This was the
first time the organization provided donations.

7 Jan 2013

Min Thu
Ta – The General Secretary of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), Nai Hong Sar, said that despite an agreement reached between Presidential Minister U Aung Min’s peace negotiating team and a UNFC delegation, political
dialogue could be delayed due to the Burmese military offensive in Kachin
State.

7 Jan 2013

An
emergency meeting of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) Executive Committee was
held on January 4 to discuss the current Burmese military offensive against
Kachin State. Attendees convened at party headquarters in Ye Chaung Phya area,
close to the Thai-Burma border, and called for an immediate countrywide
ceasefire and political dialogue with ethnic groups, according to NMSP’s
Foreign Affairs Official, Nai Hong Sar Poune Khain.

Dan Gallin IUF general Secretary and FTUB 1992 - 2012

With Global Council of Unions

ILO

ILO, MITU, ITUC and FTUB/M (2012, Dec)

Trade Unions Co-ordination Meeting

There was a coordination meeting of basic labour organizations, labour activists and legal experts at Myanmar Peace Center. Basic labour organization from different sectors such as industrial, agriculture, education and transport sector (altogether 31 unions Yangon Region, 6 unions from the Mandalay Region, 4 from the transport sector, 8 unions from the higher education) were involved in the meeting. It is coordination prior to a meeting to be hosted by the President, U Thein Sein with the workers and to come up specific points will be presented to the President. Issues on Labour related laws such as amendments of laws and implementing enforcement mechanism with punishment that will be preventive measure, issues on workplace disputes, working conditions and issues on migrant labour were discussed by the participants.

MITU and AFFM 's May Day

2013 Jan 20 Japanese MPs with FTUB family

Daw Aung San Su Kyi

I understand that the investors invest because they hope to profit from the ventures. Well, we agreed with that but we also hope to benefit from the investments ventures. Our country must benefit as much as those who have come in to invest that. So, please think deeply for us. I have been listening to many speakers in the forum. I was particularly struck by one comment, very simple comment that we have to look to the questions of corruption and inequality. I absolutely agreed with that. We have to try to eradicate corruption and inequality as we proceed to what greater investments. We do not want more investment to mean more possibilities of corruption. We do not want investment to mean greater inequality. We do not want corruption to mean greater privileges already privileged. We want investment to mean quite simply jobs as many jobs of possible. It is as simple as that. Job creation is extremely important in Burma and together with job creation must go training. The kind of training that will enable our unemployed young to take up jobs. Vocational Training, we need vocational training and non-formal education.

The World Economic ForumMay 30, June 1, 2012.

Bangkok, Thailand.

IUF, CISL, JILAF, ACILS and AFFM members Ygn, BGO and AYEYARWADDY

2012 Oct 7th World day for decent work

2012 Sep 7 UMM and UMFCCI

Changes in Myanmar – the Minister’s perspective

Myanmar's Union Minister at the Ministry of Labour, Aung Kyi, gives his thoughts on the way his country's reform process has moved so far, how the relationship with the ILO has evolved, and what the next steps might be.
Our government sent the office one year ago. It has been undertaking a series of reforms such as National Reconciliation with all political parties, prevalence of peace with most of the armed ethnic groups, also for us, the multi-party democratic system and also we have enhancing the international co-operations, also holding the free and fair by-elections and so on.. So our intention, it may be called, we stretched on the continuation of these reformations to the remote areas to every villages, and every persons, ensuring that we would improve our health and education, as well as social issues according to our people-centre strategy adopted by our government last month.
Key next step may be the improvement in socio-economy status of our country and the development of human resources. ILO's cooperation with our government could establish decent working conditions in Myanmar. That is improving, the working, and living conditions of our workers as well as the competitiveness.
Our cooperation with ILO is very fine now. Much different from the past one or two decades when we neglected each other at that time but since 2002, we have more communication between ILO and Myanmar which developed to connection on 2007. After signing the supplementary understanding, and then when we are building those connections to become trust, the governing body chairman Ms.Juan Somovia, GB members, visit to our country. That is a feature that trusts because trust, so nowadays, the relations between ILO and Myanmar is prevailing everywhere.
Everybody should recognize that we have already changed ourselves and I would like to ask any organization to see from the different perspectives, from the past.
Thank you..